refilled each time a measurement is made, with a calibrated graduation. For continous recording, mechanical water level recorders can be connected to the evaporation pan, or water level gauges with an electrical output can be used with appropriate recording devices. For special applications, recording evaporation balances (evaporation surface 250 cm ), or other devices using porous ceramic discs or spheres have been designed (Evaporimeter "Bellani","Livingstone"). 2.6.23 Instruments to measure potential or actual evapotranspiration. Lysimeters are field tanks of varying types and dimensions containing natural soil and vegetation. Provisions are made which allow a detailed assessment of the water budget inside the tank (by measurements of the precipitation and drainage, weighing the entire tank, soil moisture measurements inside the tank.
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